Names › Boy › M › Maks
Boy name

Maks

100% boys · 8 born in 2025

Maks has been given to about 339 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2011, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 337
Median age today12 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Maks per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2011 · 43
  • Born in 20258
  • All time339
  • England & Wales, 20257

How popular is Maks?

Its best year was 2011, when 43 babies were given the name, ranking 2777th. The typical living American called Maks is about 12 years old today.

Names that sound like Maks

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Max0.80
  2. Banks0.70
  3. Mack0.66
  4. Mac0.66
  5. Markus0.61
  6. Maxx0.62
  7. Marcus0.58
  8. Marcos0.58

Middle names for Maks

Ranked by flow score
  1. Maks Thomas0.74
  2. Maks Cole0.73
  3. Maks Wilder0.72
  4. Maks James0.71
  5. Maks Miles0.59
  6. Maks John0.55

Sibling names for Maks

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Neriahsister · 0.80
  2. Aaravbrother · 0.79
  3. Yaretzisister · 0.78
  4. Zaidenbrother · 0.77
  5. Bristolsister · 0.77
  6. Braylenbrother · 0.77

Where Maks is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Maks Evans0.73
    2. Maks Edwards0.73
    3. Maks Anderson0.70
    4. Maks Allen0.70
    5. Maks Adams0.70
    6. Maks Wilson0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Maks

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.